Joshua and the Lord are preparing the people to cross the Jordan River and attack Jericho. They send two spies into town, who immediately go to a brothel. Wandering the desert forty years will do that to a person. The king of Jericho gets wind of this and sends troops to capture them. Rahab, the harlot, hides them, and then begs for her family’s life.

What surprises me is that the men promise to save them. The Lord was pretty explicit about killing everyone — including the women and children. I’m interested to see how this turns out.

We spend two chapters on another waters parting miracle. This time, the Lord parts the Jordan river. It’s a neat trick, but everyone gets very excited about it, and the Lord is quite proud of himself.

He has the people pick stones from the river bed and make a nice design, hat will remind the people of the Lord’s good works.

Next: Joshua 5-8.